The federal government made some changes to the Controlled Products Regulations (CPR), which, along with the Hazardous Products Act (HPA), form the basis of WHMIS. These changes took effect Feb. 23, 2010. But because they were fairly minor, they stayed under the radar and so …

I’m going to try out my new Julia Child approach to OHS compliance with a recipe favorite from the WHMIS food groups—MSDS Liability Lasagna.

INGREDIENTS

Hazards are always most dangerous when they’re hidden. That’s one reason that the MSDS was invented. But a new report from the U.S. shows that MSDSs aren’t doing the job they were designed to do with regard to combustible dusts.

The Hazards of Combustible Dusts